Aldosterone - Blood

Source

Blood

Mnemonic

ALDOS

Prompts:
Position - is the patient upright or lying down? For PSC and outpatients, enter "Upright".Minutes in Position - how many minutes has the patient been in this position? For PSC and outpatients, calculate how many minutes the patient has been awake. If patient is unavailable to confirm and if not indicated on requisition, enter "0".

If physician has provided salt intake information, add as an order note.

If both Aldosterone and Renin are ordered together, they must be collected at the same time and ordered as Aldosterone/Renin Ratio (ALDOS/REN)